NSDC partners with deAsra Foundation to support entrepreneurs

The collaboration would support the establishment of 'Entrepreneurship Support Program', which is intended to equip placement cells of training providers with self-employment/ entrepreneurial assistance for the skilled candidates.

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Jun 28, 2018, 11.48 AM IST

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The association would facilitate training of counsellors, who will handhold skill trainees to nurture their entrepreneurial action plan.

NEW DELHI: National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India, has collaborated with deAsra Foundation, for capacitating training providers with sustained entrepreneurship development of the trainees.

The collaboration would support the establishment of 'Entrepreneurship Support Program', which is intended to equip placement cells of training providers with self-employment/ entrepreneurial assistance for the skilled candidates.

The association would facilitate training of counsellors (termed as 'Udyog Mitras'), who will handhold skill trainees to nurture their entrepreneurial action plan. This would include various aspects of developing a business model, seeking financial guidance, availing services of banks/ agencies for loans and other statutory requirements. The counselling provided by these Udyog Mitras is proposed to help aspirants in exploring new avenues and facilitating financial support for enhancing employability.

NSDC's affiliated training centres would also get access to the deAsra platforms, tools and knowledge resources such as the deAzzle mobile app, business guides across industries, trackers, templates, checklists and proposed Interactive Kiosks.

In a statement, Manish Kumar, MD & CEO, NSDC said, "NSDC's collaboration with deAsra will help in building capacity of our affiliated training partners to provide entrepreneurial support to their trainees. Business mentoring from experienced counsellors will enable aspiring youth to start their own businesses."